, 1887-07-27

his management, then the other Corpse
Inspector ON tue same estate shall be u
Policeman"
"In case of necessity the Governments
Inty appoint salariel Corpse Inspectors for
those places where otherwise it would he
impossible to have the Inspection OF coIps-
e1 performed. Their salaries shall be fixed
by agreement and be paid by the Colonial
Treasury"
The said proposal was put to the vote
and was carried BY 6 against 8.
The whole section was by vote adopted
as recommended by the Committee.
Section 4 (no amendment proposed) was
tacitly adopted.
Section 5 Il amendment sd clause q was
tacitly adopted.
Section 6 fno amendment proposed) was
Section Z 4 amendment propOsed) was
tacitly adopted.
Section 8 4 amendment proposed) was
tacitly adopted.
Section 8 4 amendment proposed) was
tacitly adopted.
1t was by "a vote of 6 against 4 agreed to
pass the Draft to - 3rd Discussion:
The Draft then passed to 3Td Discus.
sion.
8, Continuation of Discussion on Draft Of
a Petition to His Majesty the King, pro-
posed by 3rd Member for C~hristiansted's
Country District Neevy), with Commit
tee Report. IN"
The Committee Report will later be insers
ted in the Proceedings of the Council.
3rd Member for C~hriStiansted'S Country
District (LeeUy), the speaker i'll the Com.
mittee, in Introducing the Commit Pe Re.
port begged to make a few remarks. The
Council knew that the furtherance of the
original petition: 'fOr His Majesty the
King to demand the ratification Of the ex-
listing treaty between his dOMiniOns and
the United States, by which st. CPeix
sugars might be allowed duty free into the
United States" met with much opposition.
The many views expressed with regard
to it's utility OF its uSelessness left TO ths
Committee q doubt Of the ACCESSIBILITY OF
risking - vote upon it. To reconcile par
ties % Member of the Committee had pro-
posed to draw up - sketch, enbOdying the
original in one which would join, with the
retrospective view Of had been alFea.
dy done and with some success, Sneh of
the views expressed in Council, as seemed
to him sufficiently ~weighty.
How we'll he had succeeded the Council
could Judge by the petition now before it.,
to which the Committee bad agreed and
which he in it's behalf would recommend to
the Council for it's adoption, hoping that
IL would meet with the unaninity it de
served and that it might prove means to
cause the beneft it intended and which
was 80 much needed ut present ia this
island. ..:.l.. |
End Member for FrederIksted's Town
District (BrOpm) said that, IN he remarked
in the last meeting Of the Council, he
would not only vote for the petition but
for it's Immediate furtherance, provided it
could Do 40 amended as to make the plan
tiers responsible for Whist would become Is
direct loss to the revenues of the island In
the shape of duty-free American goods,
Of about $4,000 more or less, liz
such a manner, for example that there
could he q further assessment of duties on
the export of sugar, so far as TO cover this
defcit. He considered it bnt fair aud Just
that the planters shOnld be responsible
for it, in the event of such n concession
being made-Alth ough the hopes are eeSs
slender. He could not see the jnstice-il
such u thing came to pass-in permitting
the planters to pocket what would be more
or less 1926, 600 and then to raise ~ gene
raj taxation to cover the deficit of aGunt
94O, 600. He consideIe Ell that this would
he a fragrant injustice upon this communi
ty minus the Planters. He had endea.
voured TO propose the manner in which il
could be altered, but each time it had beer.
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